Euroleague.net's editorial director, Frank Lawlor, has spent most of his career as a basketball journalist in Europe and his native United States, writing about and interviewing the top players in the world on both continents for more than two decades. In terms of practical basketball experience, he was a head coach in the Spanish second division for one fortuitous season in the late 1990s. Frank's blog will draw on all that background to enhance the Turkish Airlines Euroleague experience for you, the fans.
First of all, after the launch earlier this week of a new version of Euroleague.net, we hope that you like the improvements. Better organization and presentation, more information, bigger and bolder images, and easier navegation were what we tried to add in order to make your visit to Euroleague.net more rewarding.
Among the interesting aspects of putting together the new version was updating the statistics offered on the website. Stats can be many things to many people, depending on who is doing the asking.
- A sportswriter: When the last time Juan Carlos Navarro scored over 30 points?
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A fan: Who were the Euroleague's best shot-blocking guards last season?
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A bettor: What have been the highest-scoring away games of Zalgiris in the Top 16?
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And a coach: What player had the best per-minute rebounding rate in close games over the last three seasons?
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The true stats freak: What were Mike Batiste's best two-point shooting percentages in Top 16 away games between 2005 and 2009?
We wanted to give all of those questioners something more with this new stats package, and hopefully we achieved that. To find the answers to those types of questions, check out the examples below, clicking on the search button to see the answers. After you see how it works, click on Games and Statistics in the menus to ask and answer your own questions. It's another way to enjoy this great competition. We hope you like it.
EXAMPLE 1 - INDIVIDUAL RECORD
How do I find the 10 best individual assist performances in Top 16 history?
Choose from drop-downs as you see on the right, in order...
Now click SEARCH to see the result.
EXAMPLE 2 - INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Who is the best shooting center in the last five seasons?
Choose from drop-downs as you see on the right, in order...
Now click SEARCH to see the result.
EXAMPLE 3 - TEAM RECORDS
What is the record for most shots blocked by a team in a Final Four game?
Choose from drop-downs as you see on the right, in order...
Now click SEARCH to see the result.
EXAMPLE 4 - TEAM HIGHS
Which Montepaschi Siena player has scored the most points in a game under head coach Simone Pianigiani?
Choose from drop-downs as you see on the right, in order...
Now click SEARCH to see the result.
EXAMPLE 5 - INDIVIDUAL LOW
What is the lowest performance index rating Dimitris Diamantidis has ever registered in a game?
Choose from drop-downs as you see on the right, in order...
Now click SEARCH to see the result.
POSTED BY
Frank Lawlor - Euroleague.net
DATE:
Thursday, January 19, 2012